- Date
- January 24, 1972
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Injuries
- 18 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1420ZDehavilland DH114
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164706
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0048 72/1/24 LOS ANGELES,CALIF DEHAVILLAND DH114 CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1500 N1420Z PX- 0 0 15 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 50, 23250 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 2800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA MARIA,CALIF LOS ANGELES,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- L AXLE PLUG FAILED,LOST NOSE WHEEL. FURTHER DMG WHEN NOSE GR FORK HIT BERM WHEN PLT CLEARED RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1420Z
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DH114
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Los Angeles Intl